Wine Exclusivo Club
TEXTBOOK CABERNET SAUVIGNON
From Paso Robles and the Pey Family. French and Italian sensibility combined with California terroir, craftsmanship and "textbook" expression.
88% Cabernet/5% petite Syrah/4% merlot/3% Syrah. Layers of red and black cherry-berry and black plum flavors, aged 14 months French oak barrels. Medium-full-bodied with plush tannins and a long finish.
$28 @ Big Box Retailers
SPRING VALLEY FREDERICK RED
Established in 1993, 1st vintage 1999. Walla Walla Washington. Cabernet dominant with Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec and petite Verdot. Medium-to full-bodied, concentrated spicy lack cherry-berry and juicy black fruit flavors.
Medium tannins and lengthy finish. Aged 19 months in new French oak.
$65 @ Big Box Retailers
MATTHEWS CLARET
Columbia Valley Washington. Long sunny days and cool nights produce ripe fruit with beautiful acidity.
Classic Bordeaux blend - 70% Cabernet/20%merlot/10% Cabernet Franc. 490 cases produced. Ratings 93-94 points by pretty much everyone.
Juicy and spicy black fruits and baking spice flavors. Aged 21 months in new French oak.
$44 @ Big Box Retailers
ORIN SWIFT PALERMO
100% Cabernet from Napa Valley and Dave Phinney - 1st produced in 1998.
100% Cabernet. Medium tannins with ripe black fruit and cigar box aromas and flavors, with hints of oak. Well integrated French and American oak. Long soft finish.
$65 @ Big Box Retailers
